Name: Mount Sterling Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: No trends due to market being closed last week for July 4th Holiday. However the feeder market appeared firm and stronger in spots with a strong demand for higher quality feeders and long weaned calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $431.17/cwt on 93 head, up $28.62 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 30 of 30 comparable sales and sits +29.45 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$431.17

▲ 28.62 vs prior sale

93 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,385

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$453

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2

$77.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.70

vs KY average

+15.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	435.51	2,404	86
Medium and Large 2	579	385.80	2,234	5thin
Large 2	545	358.00	1,951	2thin

One grade step is worth $77.51/cwt here — about $453 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.17, low $343.72, median $401.72 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale93 hd

431.17

—

KY average19 barns · 795 hd

416.47

+14.70

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

+15.06

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.72

+29.45

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,932	229.10	4,426	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	182.55	2,242	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,345	179.68	2,417	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	164.64	1,697	13

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,215	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,160	$2,350	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,430	$4,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,455	$3,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 lots · USDA AMS · Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	466.30/cwt	450.00–467.00	2,858	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	475.00/cwt	467.00–490.00	1,606	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	341.20/cwt	330.00–346.00	2,269	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	366.69/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	470.83/cwt	470.00–472.50	1,803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	425.16/cwt	422.00–430.00	2,691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	448.85/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,092	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	458.79/cwt	457.00–460.00	2,537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	516.24/cwt	515.00–517.50	1,358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	472.32/cwt	455.00–478.00	1,955	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	488.94/cwt	475.00–496.00	2,039	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,167	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	422.47/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	455.28/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,367	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,236	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	619	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,587	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	745	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	377	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	323	567.73/cwt	557.50–577.50	1,834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	414	513.82/cwt	505.00–520.00	2,127	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	472.44/cwt	468.00–478.00	2,244	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	351	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,124	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	715	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,008	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	178.83/cwt	178.00–181.00	2,083	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	162.53/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,659	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	179.68/cwt	177.00–184.00	2,417	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,204	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	181.06/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,249	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	545	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,951	2
Steers	Large 1	600–650	605	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,239	1
Bulls	—	—	1,952	224.36/cwt	219.50–227.50	4,380	3
Bulls	—	—	1,912	233.84/cwt	233.50–234.00	4,471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,139	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	184.73/cwt	163.00–199.00	2,259	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	350.05/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,191	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	424.98/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,414	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	385.80/cwt	385.00–386.00	2,234	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	261	626.68/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	582	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,561	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	529	438.60/cwt	430.00–449.00	2,320	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	494	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	2,460	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	473.00/cwt	473.00–473.00	2,663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	410.73/cwt	397.00–420.00	2,333	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	510.66/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,211	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	472.88/cwt	460.00–482.50	2,544	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	525.16/cwt	508.00–526.25	2,689	66

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

Wed Jul 8, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 447Last week 226Year ago 376

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 31Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 25Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	500–550	512	508.00–526.25	525.16
4	550–600	563	473.00	473.00
25	600–650	613	450.00–467.00	466.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	433	505.00–515.00	510.66
1	450–500	470	495.00	495.00
6	500–550	538	460.00–482.50	472.88
2	550–600	563	420.00–425.00	422.47
5	600–650	633	422.00–430.00	425.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	351	605.00	605.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	490.00	490.00
1	450–500	485	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	515.00–517.50	516.24
9	300–350	338	467.00–490.00	475.00
3	350–400	383	470.00–472.50	470.83
11	400–450	414	455.00–478.00	472.32
10	450–500	466	440.00–460.00	448.85
2	500–550	545	410.00	410.00
9	550–600	568	397.00–420.00	410.73
3	600–650	633	360.00–380.00	366.69
6	650–700	665	330.00–346.00	341.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	619	418.00	418.00
1	700–750	745	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	620.00	620.00
2	250–300	250	570.00	570.00
9	450–500	475	468.00–478.00	472.44
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	358.00	358.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	450.00	450.00
5	550–600	579	385.00–386.00	385.80
1	600–650	610	340.00	340.00
1	850–900	855	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	450–500	494	498.00	498.00
45	500–550	529	430.00–449.00	438.60
30	550–600	582	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	575.00	575.00
1	350–400	370	555.00	555.00
3	400–450	417	475.00–496.00	488.94
6	450–500	461	470.00	470.00
11	500–550	520	440.00–465.00	455.28
5	550–600	553	457.00–460.00	458.79
3	650–700	673	377.00	377.00
1	750–800	795	295.00	295.00
1	950–1000	980	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	557.50–577.50	567.73
2	350–400	377	580.00	580.00
5	400–450	414	505.00–520.00	513.82
1	450–500	470	505.00	505.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	520.00	520.00
1	350–400	385	502.50	502.50
1	400–450	420	435.00	435.00
2	450–500	477	440.00	440.00
3	550–600	568	415.00–430.00	424.98
4	600–650	626	345.00–355.00	350.05
1	750–800	790	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	261	620.00–630.00	626.68
1	300–350	310	660.00	660.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	141.00	141.00
3	—	1,165	178.00–181.00	178.83
9	—	1,021	150.00–170.00	162.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,345	177.00–184.00	179.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	190.00	190.00
5	—	1,242	175.00–185.00	181.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,952	219.50–227.50	224.36
3	—	1,912	233.50–234.00	233.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,400	3,100.00	3,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,455	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,430	4,300.00	4,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,350.00	2,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,223	163.00–199.00	184.73

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle